Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - The Mole - Questions and Problems - Page 216: 7.5b

Answer

There is a total of 8.00 moles of $O$ in 2.00 moles of $H_3PO_4$.

Work Step by Step

1. Identify the conversion factor for $H_3PO_4$ moles and $O$ moles. - Each $H_3PO_4$ molecule has 4 oxygen atoms (O). Therefore: $\frac{1mole(H_3PO_4)}{4moles(O)}$ and $\frac{4moles(O)}{1mole(H_3PO_4)}$ 2. Calculate the amount of $O$ (in moles), in $2.00$ moles of $H_3PO_4$: $2.00 moles(H_3PO_4) \times \frac{4moles(O)}{1mole(H_3PO_4)} = 8.00 $ moles $ (O)$
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